STA EVENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By registering for a Science & Technology Australia (STA) event, you are agreeing to these terms.
If you are registering on behalf of another person, it is your responsibility to ensure that the person attending is aware of these terms and accepts them, and by completing the registration you are warranting that you have made the attendee aware of these terms and that they have accepted
these terms.
1. Event admission
1.1. Admittance. Your registration entitles you to admittance to the event. Any and all other costs associated with your attendance (including without limitation any travel and/or accommodation expenses) shall be borne solely by you and STA shall have no liability for such costs.
1.2. Termination. You acknowledge that STA reserves the right to request your removal from the event if STA, in its sole discretion, considers your presence and/or behaviour to create a disruption or to hinder the event and/or the enjoyment of the event by other attendees or speakers – or is in breach of STA’s code of conduct.
1.3. Media. By attending the event you acknowledge and agree to grant STA the right at the event to record, film, photograph or capture your likeness in any media now available and hereafter developed and to distribute, broadcast, use or otherwise globally to disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from you or any payment to you. This grant to STA includes, but is not limited to, the right to edit such media, the right to use the media alone or together with other information, and the right to allow others to use and/or disseminate the media.
1.4. Event Content. You acknowledge and agree that STA, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to change any and all aspects of the event, including but not limited to, the event name, themes, content, program, speakers, performers, hosts, moderators, venue and time.
2. Fee(s)
2.1. Payment. The payment of the applicable fee(s) for the event is due upon registration. If such payment is insufficient or declined for any reason STA may refuse to admit you to the Event and shall have no liability in that regard.
2.2. Taxes. The fee(s) are inclusive of GST.
3. Substitution and cancellation policy
3.1 Standard Events
After registering for the event, if you cancel your attendance with written notification (email) more than 10 business days prior to the date of the event, you will receive a full refund of the amount of your payment. If you cancel within 10 business days of the date of the event, you will not be eligible for a refund; however, substitutions (subject to availability) may be arranged at the sole discretion of STA.
3.2 Science Meets Parliament
Please note the above cancellation time frames do not apply to Science meets Parliament. A specific cancellation policy can be found on the conference website and registration form.
4. Privacy policy
STA is committed to protecting the privacy of its customers. The STA operates a strict privacy policy.
5. Warranties and limitation of liability
5.1. STA gives no warranties in respect of any aspect of the event or any materials related thereto or offered at the event and, to the fullest extent possible under the laws governing this Agreement, disclaims all implied warranties, including but not limited to warranties of fitness for a particular
purpose, accuracy, timeliness and merchantability. Neither STA nor its affiliates can accept any responsibility or liability for reliance by you or any person on any aspect of the event and/or any information provided at the event.
5.2. Other than to the extent required as a matter of law: neither STA nor its affiliates shall be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential costs, damages or losses arising directly or indirectly from the Event or other aspect related thereto or in connection with this Agreement.
5.3. The maximum aggregate liability of STA for any claim in any way connected with therewith or this Agreement whether in contract, tort or otherwise (including any negligent act or omission) shall be limited to the amount paid by you to STA under this Agreement to attend the event.
